how was the new constitution prepared?; the decision on how the constitutional review should be carried out; how the constitutional review was conducted; the general conference; approval by the secretary of state; a great achievement; how will the new constitution work?; regional autonomy; representative legislatures; the central council of ministers and regional executive councils; representative legislatures; the central council of ministers and regional executive councils; the ministerial system; finance; the government service; electoral system; the time-table; a challenge to Nigeria.